Comments on: Why Does Conversion to Judaism Take So Long?https://coffeeshoprabbi.com/2014/01/28/why_so_long/
Basic Judaism spoken here.Tue, 26 Sep 2017 19:11:58 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: Dawn Keplerhttps://coffeeshoprabbi.com/2014/01/28/why_so_long/#comment-17395
Tue, 28 Jan 2014 22:58:32 +0000http://coffeeshoprabbi.com/?p=24970#comment-17395“Studying for conversion is a special time, a time that, once over, will never come again.” Just reading that gave me a shiver. How often do we rush thorough life only to look back and say, “Oh, is it over so soon?”

A woman who was speaking about her conversion on a panel some years ago told the audience, “I put off my trip to the mikvah as long as I could. Because I knew that once I went, the regular meetings with my rabbi would end and I didn’t want to let them go.”

Once it is over and done I hope Jews by choice will find a way to see their beloved rabbi frequently, whether it is going to services or serving on a committee, or going to Torah study. But it will be as a grown up Jew. In time, being a grown up is pretty darn nice too.